yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terranigmus:
Hi.

Before I spam up more of the ROM threads I figured I'd better make a thread.

I'm at 2.2.1 with Voodoo Lagfix and Soundfix Kernel right now.

I want to upgrade to Gingerbread or one of the more functional ICS Roms.

Now in all the threads about them I don't see anything about Bootloaders, Firmware and so on.

My Question:

What do I have to flash and in what order?

I figured bootloader>firmware>ROM+RADIO?

Will the old ROM(2.2.1) work with the new bootloader?

The situation is kind of bad since my phone is my only source for internet right now, so KIES for basic stock upgrading is out of question.

I want to reconfigure my apps and all that stuff anyway so a backup will of course be done but is not necessary.

Thanks for reading and maybe some other people coming from 2.2.1 or lower will also find help here.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ishangoyal:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-darkyrom-10-2-resurrection-gt-i9000.4272/

use the above link .. be sure to click on update bootloader .. as you are coming from froyo rom to GB rom so you need GB bootloader.. rest of the odin settings will be as shown in the video in the link
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terranigmus:
Thanks for your reply.

I hope you don't missunderstand me but I don't want to just follow a tutorial, I want to know what I am doing.

And this tutorial is basically telling me "use that PIT and that PDA" and boom.

But what about the bootloader? Does this change the Kernel?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ishangoyal:
.pit file contains the information of how to partition your space, if you choose .pit file in odin, you'll have to click repartition otherwise its not needed..

for details about all file types you can just google...

The guy in video didn't check bootloader because he was flashing from a GB rom only.. when you are coming from a froyo rom, you'll have to check the bootloader option as it'll be required to run GB rom otherwise you may end up in a boot loop..

The kernel that comes with the rom will be flashed... so the kernel you have now will change
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drtusharks:
Jump from Froyo to ICS

Hi

Is there any way to jump from Froyo ROM (2.2.1) to ICS ROM without Flashing the GB ROM?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theKingJan:
No

Sent with my Galaxy S using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sernex:
Yes, it's possible and the same procedure as with any GB ROM. Important is that most ICS ROM's are still in beta, nobody can and will guarantee anything.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theKingJan:
Sorry, you can but you need the GB Bootloaders

Sent with my Galaxy S using Tapatalk
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] animal_he:
I have an Unlocked Samsung Ace, which was locked to Optus Australia earlier.

pda s5830xwks9

phone s5830xwks2

csc s5830oppks5

network lock off

network subset lock off

sp lock off

cp lock off

I just don't Optus app everywhere and running in background. Can I use a Generic Firmware ?

If yes can someone guide me or just provide links ?

I even tried to Root it with <upd_1 & AceGingerRoot>, and I can see Superuser icon, but Titanium Back up and BusyBox says my phone is not rooted.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] madman:
get stock roms from sampro.pl or sammobile and flash it using odin

GUIDE
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] dylan_ace:
My ace is optus lock too and cant get root access
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] animal_he:
Which ROM? Do I have to look for a specific ROM for my phone( according to PDA or CSC of my phone) or any one that is Gingerbread 2.3.4 or 2.3.5
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] madman:
get ddkq6 that is unbranded firmware and stable one [2.3.4]
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] animal_he:
Dear WiseMan Amit,

I am sorry to ask again, did u see read these stats *(pda s5830xwks9_phone s5830xwks2_csc s5830oppks5) of my phone before suggesting? I dont want a brick.

And after flashing that Rom, Will my phone update with Kies itself?

BTW what does this PDA PHONE and CSC mean? Shouldn't I choose a Rom according to them?

I am sorry again for bothering you. But .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] madman:
i saw your version

flashing will not brick phone if you flash 5830 roms with proper instruction which you can get in some sticky

offcourse your phone will be updated through kies but you will have to wait for update for that specific region [in this case india if ddkq6]

all GB roms on sammobile are flashable for you...

PDA CSC stuffs give you info about region , specific identifier for update etc stuff

i was also very much concerned when first flash phone with odin... read instuctions carefully and flash device specific roms only

you might not be able to get updates through kies as samsung delays updates between regions.. so most of guys flash through odin itself
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] animal_he:
Thanx really a lot mate.

but I could only find DDKQ5. not 6

And as I am not able to root my phone, how do I back up my current Rom?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] animal_he:
I couldnt resist and flashed S5830XWKS9_S5830XWKS2_S5830VGFKS1_HOME.tar.md5

Everything working but I have got Virgin Mobile shortcuts and Jeux game. Cant uninstall it.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
It's available if you SEARCH in this forum

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] animal_he:
I was tempted to flash Russian 2.3.6 and I did it successfully. Cleared cache and factory reset and now even Kies accepts it and will update when available.

It is far better. I have lots of Ram available now.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armadacd55:
Sorry for noob question but is it possible to do this? If not how would I restore my Desire HD to the official Rom after installing a custom one?

Thanks in advance.

T90
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pointlol:
You can back it up in the clockworldmod recovery in the ''backup & restore'' option.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0mas_:
actually depends of the version i think... because the newer versions are rootable only via downgrade. so to be able to install custom recovery aka clockworkmod/4ext, you need to downgrade first. in which case, you cant.

it may be possible to downgrade, root, flash cwm/4ext, flash newer stock, all without wipe, and then backup,

but this is just a guess

, i havent tied it, since 1st thing i have done when i got my phone i rooted it :)

edit: this was a guess since i understood you want to keep data :)

if you dont care about data, of course it is possible. but unrooting is something a bit different, still very doable :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m.kaliroff:
yes, with clockworldmod and ext4 and remember after you backed up your rom copy the clockworldmod/ext4 folder to your pc
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
Any apps out there that keep a database of your installed apps and allows you to auto-reinstall if you say flashed a new ROM?

I figured it must exist since it doesn't seem like a difficult concept, I could be wrong.
[Epic 4G General] prodigyplace:
I use appbrain.com to reinstall apps from the market.
[Epic 4G General] ddrbeastappv1:
I use appsaver to save apks to sd card and file expert to reinstall multiple apks from sd card.
[Epic 4G General] socos25:
Appbrain is okay, but there is nothing automatic about it. Is there anything out there that will install and you won't have to accept permissions for each application?
[Epic 4G General] irule9000:
rooted or non root solution

if you are looking for a root solution, you can always use rom toolbox or titanium backup. If you plan to buy one to get the completely auto data + app backup restore, i suggest rom toolbox only because not only does it manage apps, but it has many other features.

if you are looking for a nonrooted solution, you can get an app on the market to pull you apks and then manually install them as previously stated by someone else.
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
I remember one rom I installed over a year ago it had auto setup or something enabled where it download every single app I had ever installed from the market. No pratically really.
[Epic 4G General] ugothakd:
Its called cyanogenmod ;)

sent from my cm7 touchwiz 4.5-ed epic
[Xperia Play General] kingston951:
I try software from 10X forums :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17494360

and its wrote there is nothing to restore.

what i can do ?
[Xperia Play General] d31b0y:
Is this what you were looking for?

[Tutorial] Relock bootloader!
[Xperia Play General] kingston951:
i try it and now its doesn't boot up!!!

what i can do ?
[Xperia Play General] tommoose:
I had that problem when I was using a custom kernel. Had to flash back to a stock kernel before I could re-lock the bootloader
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingston951:
I try software from 10X forums :

http://xdaforums.com/show...php?p=17494360

and its wrote there is nothing to restore.

what i can do ?
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
A colleague of mine here needs to return his Sensation as he has dust under the screen. It's totally stock.

He queried the "illegal software ... chargeable" clause from HTC when he got the reply. This is their response.

Really HTC? Piracy is the reason you lock your phones down? Give me a break.

Anyway, just thought some of you might find it interesting. It's certainly opened my eyes a bit.

[Edit] I'm actually quite tempted to ask them if they directly support piracy by providing a bootloader unlocking service...
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
LOL!!!! :D
[HTC Sensation] lilei:
Very interesting

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g with Beats
[HTC Sensation] micahman:
That's too funny, good job HTC. I rooted my phone for the exact opposite reason, to remove all the bloat **** they put on it.
[HTC Sensation] antijesse:
Wait.. what?

Nice HTC.
[HTC Sensation] naetaru:
Lol, I rooted my phone to use a better rom then stock :P
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
there is android "warez" out there, and i'm sure some people root just for that.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
I thought it was because of the amount of fraud people commit when they brick their phones. You can install pirated apps without rooting ...
[HTC Sensation] KAwAtA:
^ same... I don't understand this thread. Someone enlighten me! You can get pirated apps regardless of whether or not you root... so I don't get why:

a) your friend asekd that question

b) HTC would give such a response

I thought HTC would refer to applications that could somehow break your phone, not pirated apps. The rep who did the response screwed that up! Can't blame all of HTC, it's not all too fair ( gotta back them up a bit :) )

I'm just totally confused.. I thought HTC (like anything24 said) would worry about the amount of fraud when they eff up their phones as opposed to "pirated apps." Unfortunately, as of right now.. those will always exist!
[HTC Sensation] TheUndertaker21:
HTC falled to realize that you don't need to root your phone in other to run pirated apps. OMG grow up HTC
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
Because of this bit:

... which are the standard warranty claim terms. He asked out of curiosity (and because I thought it'd be interesting to find out what "illegal software" means), and their response is in the first post.
[HTC Sensation] inspiron2:
ok this is ridiculous, HTC...

on a side note, the OP's avatar really suits this post LOL
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
This one fits pretty well too =)
[HTC Sensation] ivicask:
Why would you need rooted phone to install pirate (cracked) apps?

You can download any cracked apk and simple install it from any file explorer on any phone since ever..HTC is just full of bull**** sometimes..
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
Yep. It annoys/amuses me that the frontline people at customer support won't know the ins-and-outs of anything more than installing apps or performing a reset on the phone, so they're told by someone more senior that "this is why rooting = bad". Well, that's my reasoning anyway, as this stance on rooting makes zero sense to me.
[HTC Sensation] bmenes:
What Htc is trying to say is Root your phone all you want but dont come crying back to us when all goes south!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC Sensation] kkndgr:
Kinda odd statement fro HTC considering that anyone can install "pirated" apps rooted or not,I used to have on my HTC Desire (not rooted) 2 pirated apps and the reason was that paid apps weren't available in my country nearly 1.5 years ago .today on my sensation I have 49 paid apps that I bought from the market and 4 free apps afterall the amount of money somebody has to pay for an app its very small and very affordable.

If they want really to protect the customers they should stop using malware such as CIQ . Everything else is rubbish the people they don't want to pay for apps they will never do and HTC can't do nothing about it.
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
like said before, that was a statement from one of their reps. i work in the insurance business, and half of those reps can't agree on the same thing most of the time. I call back, get a different person, and get a tottally different answer.
[HTC Sensation] starscream1479:
i better not get dust under my screen lol
[HTC Sensation] larzy:
I sent back a rooted phone for repair (desire) and they didn't say anything about it, however it was on standard rom
[Acer Iconia A500] masands:
The other day my friend was playing FIFA 10 and PES 2012 on his Asus Transformer. Since I like Soccer games I decided to go home and download it for my Acer. To my surprise the market failed to show these games. So I was like "ok, lets try from the online market" and purchased FIFA from there. Unfortunately when it starts and says to download the extra 1 gb it says "Device Incompatible". The Asus Transformer has exactly the same hardware as the Acer, so why is it incompatible? Whose fault it this? EA for failing to specify the Iconia as capable or Acer? Is there anyway of playing this game? Soon I began to realize that many such apps and games are possibly missing from the market for the Iconia even if it is powerful enough.

Cheers
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
EA likely hasn't tested the game on A500 and as such it's not marked as compatible. But the real fault here lies with Google: developers should not have to test for every single device out there, they should be able to define minimum hardware constraints and Android Market should then use that to filter the results instead.

Anyways, I am sorry but I do not know how to fix the issue. Perhaps someone smarter does.
[Acer Iconia A500] garringm:
What may work and has worked in the past for me on other devices is changing a setting in the build.prop, you may try getting a copy of his build.prop if possible and comparing it to yours in respect to the manufacture and device info. It used to be the same trick that got people their 50gb storage from box.com
[Acer Iconia A500] cruise350:
You can change your build.prop to Asus under device id, or install one of thor's roms from tegraowners.com. Either way you have to be rooted. Caution though, most of the Gameloft games play on the Icaonia but will not play on the Asus for the same reason.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] greyhulk:
Just bought my Vivid about a week ago. I was initially concerned that battery life would be bad, especially based on reviews, but I have been impressed.

I have noticed that there are times that my screen doesn't shut off automatically. It will simply stay on indefinitely after I turn it on. It will still dim, but not shut off. I know this is an app because if I go into task manager and "kill all" the phone will go to sleep normally.

Anyone have any idea how I can track down the offending app? I generally shut the phone off with the button before I put it in my pocket, but I'm afraid that one of these days, this bug is going to leave me with no battery at the worst time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DoctorQMM:
I tried to install a signed .zip package using stock 3e recovery, but got the following error:

E: signature verification failed

install_package = (2)

Installation aborted

Shouldn't 3e recovery allow signed zip installations... or only those signed as 'official' samsung packages? I know I can use CWM and disable signature verification, but thought 3e allowed any signed zip installs?

I got around the issue by pulling the .apk out of the signed .zip package and using RootExplorer to place in /system/app (and corrected permissions); but for future reference, wondering why I got the "E: signature verification failed" error from a signed package? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pirateghost:
Recovery 3E has never allowed any zips that are not signed by Samsung. 2E allowed zips to be done by naming them update.zip and reinstalling packages.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DoctorQMM:
P_ghost: thanks for the clarification. I do recall the 'update.zip' days. I also seem to recall on my Infuse there was a "modified" 3e recovery which must have allowed for non-Samsung signed packages. Other than CWM, do you know if a modified 3e recovery exists for the Skyrocket?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pirateghost:
i dont know of any modified 3e recovery since we have a working CWM, it would make it pointless to do so ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DoctorQMM:
Agree... however "working" is the operative word... with all the SR threads concerning CWM recovery (based on T-Mo), multiple wipes, and boot-loop errors, I've been hesitant to flash the T-Mo CWM Recovery... hoping for a Recovery specifically designed for our SR - I727.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pirateghost:
I haven't found anything wrong with our recovery.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phoneguy589:
I think CWM has some issues with clearing caches. CWM should be able to fix permissions so there is something not right with it IMHO. It does work for installing roms and backing up but it could use some tweaking.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sentario:
What Zip were you trying to install???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DoctorQMM:
Moot point... this thread is 10 months old! At the time (January2012) I was running stock odexed ROM and stock 3E recovery... and was trying to install TransMarket 3.4.4 (Inverted Vending)... Stock 3E recovery does not allow non-samsung signed zip installs. I got around this by extracting the apk from the zip and using root explorer to install. Since then, I've flashed numerous customer recovery partitions and custom roms.. so this issue no longer exists.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sentario:
I am trying to find a way to get updated and I have a broken USB on stock ROM (gingerbread) and stock recovery I so need to get cwm in my phone but the phones USB is broke and will only charge.:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] artbybart:
I'm a bit confused, what do you mean by "phones USB is broke"? Is it the USB connector at the bottom of your phone that's broken? Did you try a different USB cable? Do you connect to a power charger or PC? Do you have USB debugging enabled?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sentario:
No its either my firmware or the USB in phone is screwed. I can't use USB for anything except charging....

---------- Post added at 03:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------

I know its not the drivers cause my other phone works with computer and its a i727r
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SiberianLeopard:
Question: How do I make a fake Samsung signature?

Would it be possible to fake the Samsung signature? And if so, how?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
Official updates are usually cryptographically signed, so I wouldn't count on using the built-in recovery in that manner.

However, before writing off the USB port, have you tried using Odin. It works at a much lower level than the OS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SiberianLeopard:
Sorry, can't do.

My main PC is dead, bricked (won't detect any HDD at all) so my only option right now is public computers which don't allow the installation of the drivers that Odin requires. I get it in DL mode quite easily, but Odin won't see it unless the drivers are all set and ready to go.

Note: It's a Galaxy Centura and I managed to get the stock ROM, all I need is for it to be signed. Is there any way I can get it signed? It's a 200+MB ROM...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jd1639:
no way to get it signed. It would have to come from Samsung
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SiberianLeopard:
How would I get a signed ROM from Samsung?

How could I get one from Samsung? Is there anybody that anybody knows, or is there a website?

Who would I email, or would they care?

I apologize for asking all these questions.

What about Google?

When I bricked my phone and lost my Google account I emailed them with an alternate email and they reset my account password. Would that be worth a shot?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Athenic:
Hi all Finally received my Transformer Prime yesterday and this device is truly amazing(coming over from the Transformer which i love as well). I was disappointed though when i connected to WIFI and experienced super low speeds.At Close range 4 down 3 up and medium 700 kbps down and 300kbps up(for the record i usually get 17 down and 5 up with my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer1 ). Although the speed is not great i figured a firmware updates would fix the issue. Fast forward to this morning at where I decided to try the Prime connected to my normally slower work network and I'm receiving a pimg of 5ms and 10 down and 27 up! This all leads me to the conclusion that there are setting on my router that need to be changed or a router model that is better than others for the Transformer Prime. I'm currently using the Trendnet Dual band 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router( simultaneous 5ghz and 2.4ghz broadcast with wep security on the2.4 frequency) but i can test my oldish Dlink 655 N router tonight.

Anyone having luck or failure with their router configs or models let us know and maybe we can figure out what routers or settings work best of our new Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] theoilman:
I know the 5ghz on the prime is not enabled, so it can't see that frequency, that might be part of your problem at home. also use wifi analyzer to figure out which frequency has the least interference from other wifi signals nearby.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Athenic:
Its possible but the 5ghz is a separate frequency so it should not effect the 2.4ghz spectrum. As for WiFi analyzer thanks for the advice ill try that tonight as well.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan5844:
For the life of me, I can't get used to AOSP after trying Sense 2.0 (the factory one).

It looks too bland, and it seems so featureless compared to Sense roms. (I'm a big sucker for UI looks). I love the current ICS ROMs, but I want a fully functional one as a DD, so until the camera and other glitches are fixed, I'm looking for a daily driver.

Do you guys have any ideas? I would return to stock Sense 2.1 (Virtuous Sense, probably) but after having tried some Sense 3/3.5 ROMS, the 2.1 generation feels OLD.

I know the Desire Z wasn't meant to run Sense 3/3.5, but maybe you guys have ideas for other roms?

P.S.: I have tried MIUI, it's good for the occasional lookup, but it's too iOS-ish for my taste.